Zanzibar Protectorate Blue Book

This is the Zanzibar Protectorate Blue Book for 1916, an official government administrative document detailing the colonial territory's revenue structure, taxation schedules, and fees. The contents enumerate import and export duties (7½ percent ad valorem on general merchandise, 25 percent on cloves, 15 percent on rubber), port dues, and an extensive schedule of licensing fees for hawkers, liquor dealers, boat operators, and various trades. Court fee schedules are provided for civil proceedings, probate and administration, bankruptcy, and ordinary suits, with fees assessed either as fixed sums or ad valorem percentages. The document also lists exemptions from duty on goods including agricultural implements, ivory, rubber, and printed matter. Organized as a comprehensive fiscal reference manual, the Blue Book establishes the administrative apparatus through which the Protectorate's government extracted revenue.